Starcrossed 2: Lineage

Chapter 5 : Rest-stop.

Just a few short minutes after our poor hero was 'convinced' by his beloved to travel to some far off and most likely danger ridden land, he packed the essentials, set up traps and the trio was off on their journey. Demona led the way, with Narissa and Dragonbane following close. Our hero was a bit un-easy, not over the situation, but over some kind of vibe he was getting from his wife. Narissa was angry with him about something, but Dragonbane just couldn't figure out what and he couldn't stand getting the silent treatment from her.

The fact that they were several hundred feet in the air gave Dragonbane enough insentive to hurry and try and fix the problem. He carefully crawled toward Narissa's head so they could talk privatly. "Narissa, is something wrong."

She gave him a glare and a scowl. "You think?"

He was a bit offended by the tone, but he knew it was coming. "Well, what is it?"

Narissa just focused on flying and kept going. "Just forget it, okay? Let's just go and try to enjoy ourselves and put it behind us. On second thought, so I can put it behind me, since you don't seem to care."

This stung Dragonbane and made him sad. "You're my wife and you're upset, of coarse I care."

She rolled her eyes at this. "Yeah right, you're wife. I don't seem to recall a wedding ceremony."

He got defensive. "We were forced into hiding. If people accepted the fact that a man and a dragon could fall in love, then I would have given you the best wedding anyone had ever seen. I'd even plead to the gods to get one of them to minister it. Sadly we were pegged as outcasts and chased into the mountains by vikings and dragon alike."

Narissa gave a rather cold remark. "This have a point to it or are you just emphasising how messed up our relationship is?"

Dragonbane was taken aback. "What? How in the world is it messed up? You're the best thing that's ever happened to me."

She interrupted. "Oh, so now I'm a thing again?"

He got defensive. "Why are you picking this apart? Narissa, I love you with all my heart. I'd do anything for you, run a thousand miles, climb a thousand feet, heck I'd even toss a chain around the moon and drag it down if you asked me to. Remember when I got you that diamond necklace for you on your birthday?"

Narissa started to cool down and seemed a little touched. "Yeah. I remember how you hid it in that moose carcass so I would find it while I was eating. I cried a little, partly because I almost chipped a tooth, but mostly because how beautiful it was. I still can't believe you found it in my size, but the best part was..."

Dragonbane cut in. "You never told me when your birthday was."

He got closer, she nuzzled him and continued."You just knew."

He smiled. "Narissa, since the moment we were finally free to be together, I pulled every string I could to make sure I could make you happy. I felt like if I messed up, I'd lose you and go back to being a cold, greedy, miser, devoid of loving contact."

Narissa smiled back."Awwww." She gave him a kiss. "Dragonbane, I'm sorry. I never meant to make you worry so much, but you have to remember, that I love you with all my heart. No fight, or let-down will ever be strong enough to make me leave you."

Dragonbane gave her a hug. "That's my girl. It's so good to see you smile again." He looked ahead and went a little pale. "Baby, pull up."

She was lost in the moment. "What was that, sweetness?"

He grabbed her head and pointed it in front. "Pull up!"

It was too late. During thier little make-up session, Narissa started a steady incline down. The two grazed a snow-banks and did a little roll before finally sliding to a stop. Narissa shook her head, "Woooh, that was a rough landing." She looked around for him. "Dragonbane? Honey, are you okay?"

Our hero rose out of the snow behind her. He was a bit shaken up, but thankfully he remembered the armor before they left. "Yeah, I'll be fine. Just do me a favor. If we're ever up that high in a flight and I get all emotional like that again,"

She turned to him, "Yeah?"

He finished, "Smack me upside the head before I get hurt."

Narissa smiled at him and gave him a loving look. She nuzzled him, then gave him a little peck on the cheek. "You know, we do have a couple minuets before my mother realizes we're gone. We could try to find a way to stay warm, if you catch my drift."

Dragonbane knew and a sly smile crept across his face. "Oh, you naughty girl. Out here in the open?"

She took on a wild look of want in her eyes. "Oh, most definitely. I'm feeling dangerous."

Before the two could get any further, a rather weirded out voice spooked the mood away." Am I ugh...interrupting anything?"

There was Demona, who looked both intrigued and stunned at once. Narissa jumped back, away from her man. "Ah! Mother! Um...ugh...h-how long have you been..."

Demona gave a little laugh. "Heh, oh don't be embarrassed. You're father and I were just like that when we you're age. Come along now, we don't have much further to go."

Dragonbane, who had bolted off the ground the second Demona had spoken up, had another idea. "Actually, Demona, I need to head behind that ridge over yonder."

She seemed confused. "What ever for?"

He was a bit bashful. "Uh...let's just say it's urgent."

Narissa picked up on it. "Oh for the love of Ymir, I told you to go before we left."

Dragonbane blushed. "I didn't have to then."

Narissa shook her head and waved him off to go handle it. When he was gone, Demona smiled. "Quite the man you've got there."

Narissa seemed a bit shy about it, but smiled. "Yeah, he is a bit odd isn't he? But then again, so am I, and the way he holds me at night makes me feel like I'm as safe as safe could get."

Demona gave a small giggle. "Hmhmhm, I meant him being a human."

Narissa's eyes went wide and you could have sworn there was red in her cheeks. "Oh! Right...Heheheh, oh boy."

Demona kept smiling, shook her head an placed a hand on her daughter's. "I think you two go great together. Your father, on the other hand, might not be so accepting."

Narissa seemed down. "And the others?"

"Mixed feelings I suppose," said Demona with a sigh."but not to worry. When we get there, all they'll be thinking about is that you're coming home. You'll meet everyone, including your brothers, your sisters, your nieces and nephew. No one will even give a second thought about Dragonbane."

Speak of the viking and he shall return from his 'business'. "Alright ladies, shall we continue."

The two nodded. Narissa lowered herself so Dragonbane could get back on. When he did, he gave his love a little kiss. "Love you."

She nuzzled him back and the group was in the air again. Narissa couldn't help but think though. "No second thought...that's what I'm worried about."

Back in Birk, things were starting to un-wind. Toothless was in the process of recuperating from lugging all of Dragonbane's belongings about a hundred and six miles. The strain from the lift aggitated some of the old injuries from when the two fought in the woods. To this day, Toothless still wonders how one man could do so much damage to a dragon. The nightfury stired as the sound of claws hit the floor of his den. Gem had returned with the twins, who immediately jumped to the floor and ran to their daddy.

Toothless laughed as his young ones tackled him. "Hahahah, oh, you two seem to be very energetic. Did yo have a good day?"

Garoth and Ember nodded their little heads, then jumped off their pop and wrestled each other for a little bit. Gem watched with a loving look. "We went all over the island, exploring the woods, visiting friends."

Toothless looked up to her. "Did you also make the trip to see him?"

Gem was hesitant. "Yes...he's stabilizing. The dragons guarding his cage tell me he's stopped rambling on about his power and Narissa, but he keeps making references like 'once we're one again'."

He saw the worry in his mate's eyes. "You still think it's a good idea to take the kids to see him?"

She seemed determined. "He's my brother. I want him to be a part of the kids lives. When he finally is better, then I want them to know that he is good at heart."

The two thought about the idea as their children played, care-free and full of joy.

At the arena, things were filled with the sound of roaring renegades. Heavily armed vikings and their elite dragons patrolling every inch, keeping prisoners in check. In a cell in the lower levels, Daken sat gazing out the window into the sky.

His cell-mate, a degenerate groncle by the name of Yetch, watched in confusion. "What ya looking at Dak?"

Daken kept his sight locked. "Nothing, Yetch."

Yetch wasn't satisfied. "Why you looking then?"

Daken seemed to be a bit cold in his answer. "Thinking."

Yetch took his gaze off his crazy cell-mate. "Thinking's all you could do around here I guese. I like to think about food," He licked his lips. "What you thinkin about?"

The nadder's interest seemed to have been peaked. "I'm thinking that if I was Blight again, I could rip the bars off the door, or blow this wall down. Then I'd take Narissa back."

Yetch yawned. "Sounds like fun. I'm gonna take a nap."

As the dim-witted groncle slept, Daken kept watching the clouds. "Someday," He thought. "Dragonbane will wish he had never met me, or Narissa. He can count on it."